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Before You Write a Children’s Novel, Do This

Spoiler alert: it’s reading

4 min readMay 7, 2024

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Before You Write a Children’s Novel, Do This

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I‘m Your Toddler and I’m Impervious to Cold

Worry not, mortal parent, I do not require snow pants!

3 min readJan 24, 2024

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I‘m Your Toddler and I’m Impervious to Cold

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I Keep Running into My Ex-Xmas Tree

And it’s real awkward

4 min readApr 7, 2023

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sad brown dead christmas tree in the snow

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Amnesia Plots Drive Me Insane (Reading for Writers 16)

What’s your trope trigger?

4 min readJun 12, 2024

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Amnesia Plots Drive Me Insane (Reading for Writers 16)

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The Finale of Divine Rivals Is Also the Midpoint (Reading for Writers 15)

The geometry of sequels

3 min readJun 3, 2024

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The Finale of Divine Rivals Is Also the Midpoint (Reading for Writers 15)

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Getting Lost in the ‘All Is Lost’ (Reading for Writers 14)

Where the going gets tough for me

5 min readMay 30, 2024

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Getting Lost in the ‘All Is Lost’ (Reading for Writers 14)

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How Do I Choose My Story’s Midpoint? (Reading for Writers, Day 13)

When juggling plotlines, choose what’s compelling

5 min readMay 27, 2024

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How Do I Choose My Story’s Midpoint? (Reading for Writers, Day 13)

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My Urban Friends Can Expect This Crap— and More!—When Visiting My Rural Home

Cute shoes! Are they washable?

4 min readMay 24, 2024

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An old barn made of genuine barnwood

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Act Two Is Not As Complicated As I Think (Reading for Writers, Day 12)

How Divine Rivals builds a world like ours, but not

4 min readMay 24, 2024

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Act Two Is Not As Complicated As I Think (Reading for Writers, Day 12)

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Reading Divine Rivals: Where Is the Inciting Incident? (RFW Day 11)

And why should I care?

6 min readMay 21, 2024

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Reading Divine Rivals: Where Is the Inciting Incident? (RFW Day 11)

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Alicia Peterson

Alicia Peterson

Librarian, mom, Christling, lover of the sublime and ridiculous. Big weirdo. Writing about humor, satire, parenting, books, writing, faith.

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